Although
Microsoft had some
initial problems with its “pre-update” for first major Windows Phone 7
operating system upgrade, the company is now ready to move forward and deliver
the goods to customers. That means that WP7 users can now enjoy copy/paste,
faster multitasking, and a plethora of tiny tweaks here and there.

Copy
& paste. You asked for it—now it's
here. Just tap a word and drag the arrows to copy and paste it on your phone.
You can copy text from emails, text messages, web pages, and Office Mobile
documents, and paste it anywhere you can type. To learn more, see Copy &
paste.

Faster
apps and games. Nobody likes to wait.
That's why we've whittled down the time it takes for apps and games to start up
and resume. It's all part of our focus on getting you to the things you love,
easier and faster.

Better
Marketplace search. We've streamlined
Marketplace search to make it easier to find specific apps, games, or music.
Press the Search button in the Apps or Games section of Marketplace and you'll
see only apps or games in the results. Press Search in the Music section of
Marketplace to search just the music catalog.

Other
Marketplace improvements. We've improved the
stability of Marketplace while you download apps. We've also improved the
experience of downloading apps larger than 20 megabytes, upgrading from trial apps
to paid apps, using a credit card with an address outside the United States,
sharing links to apps via email, sorting Xbox LIVE games by release date, and
creating an Xbox LIVE account from within the Games Hub.

Wi-Fi
improvements. We now display your
phone's Media Access Control (MAC) address in Settings. (You might need this
info if you try to connect to a Wi-Fi network that uses MAC address filtering.
To learn more, see Connect to a Wi-Fi network.) We've also removed the limit on
the number of Wi-Fi profiles that you can store and reduced the time it takes
to start your phone if you've stored lots of Wi-Fi profiles.

Camera improvements. We've improved the stability of switching between camera and
video modes.

Audio
improvements. We've improved the
experience of using a Bluetooth headset to make calls when you're playing music
or videos.

Other
performance improvements. This month's update also
includes software from several phone manufacturers that improves the
performance of specific models. Naturally, if you don't have one of the
affected models, we won't install this portion of the update on your phone.

I share your distaste for the issue. My suggestion is to speak with your wallet. Boycott carriers that go out of their way to load up their phones with garbage and restrict the flow of updates to the device. Boycott hardware manufacturers that go out of their way to make software updates awkward and difficult (Samsung Galaxy coughcough).

"Game reviewers fought each other to write the most glowing coverage possible for the powerhouse Sony, MS systems. Reviewers flipped coins to see who would review the Nintendo Wii. The losers got stuck with the job." -- Andy Marken